Posted on 10/20/2011 6:44:36 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
Was this Gaddafi's grisly end? Picture claimed to be Libyan dictator after he was killed when rebels finally captured his last stronghold
Slumped against the bloodied legs of a revolutionary fighter, this is the picture which Libyan rebels say confirms that deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi has been killed.
The former Libyan dictator was reportedly found cowering in a hole in the ground at the centre of Sirte, after rebels moved through the seaside town during their final assault.
Fighter Mohammed Al Bibi told reporters that the toppled tyrant had pleaded 'Don't shoot, don't shoot' as he attempted to surrender.
There were multiple reports in the Arab press that he died after suffering wounds to the legs.
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I was watching the news in Australia last night about the future of Libya. Kevin Rudd, current Australian Foreign Minister, who is the ex ‘labor’ Australian PM (also an advocate of overthrowing Gaddafi) said something along the lines of “the West must now help Libya build democracy and not become another Iran”. I thought, while his intentions may be noble, this naive soul must be uninformed about what happened in Iran post-monarchy. Someone ought to tell him that it isn’t up to the West to decide that in moslem countries. There is already a power struggle between Islamic and non-Islamic factions in Libya. Same goes for Egypt. Libya isn’t East Timor or Fiji.
I don’t know why he didn’t take off in a yacht. He was right on the coastline.
That makes a lot of sense, thanks.
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